WEATHER
Rain forecast
Two tropical disturbances are set to bring rain to parts of the nation from today, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. As a depression east of the Philippines approaches Taiwan, it is expected to bring rain to the northern, north coastal, southern and eastern parts of the country from today until Tuesday, the bureau said. Meanwhile, a second tropical disturbance in the South China Sea could develop into a tropical storm today, but it would not have a direct impact on Taiwan, it added. The east and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) would begin to see rain from today, while Keelung, as well as the southern and eastern half of Taiwan, should brace for showers or intermittent rain from tomorrow through Tuesday, it said.
CRIME
Davis charged over incident
P.League+ basketball player Quincy Davis was yesterday charged with physically harming his ex-wife in May, the Taoyuan Districts Prosecutors’ Office said. Davis had an altercation with his ex-wife, who was holding a small child at the time, in front of a police station on May 12 over childcare issues, the indictment read. The two scuffled, which left scratches on both arms of Davis’ ex-wife. The player was charged with “offense of causing injury” under the Criminal Code, the indictment said. The the Criminal Code stipualtes that a person who “causes injury to another” can be jailed for up to five years or be fined up to NT$500,000. Prosecutors did not charge Davis with violating a restraining order for him to stay away from his ex-wife. Prosecutors checked police records and found that the order had not been delivered to him.
CRIME
Raphael Lin loses appeal
The High Court on Thursday rejected an appeal from Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Kao Chia-yu’s (高嘉瑜) ex-boyfriend Raphael Lin (林秉樞), who was last year sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for 13 offenses, including domestic violence. The High Court rejected the appeals lodged by Lin and prosecutors against a ruling by the New Taipei City District Court, saying the previous ruling was “not improper.” In September last year, Lin was found guilty of coercion, intimidation and committing bodily harm against Kao, as well as slander and maliciously spreading information using the lawmaker’s computer. Lin was also convicted of falsifying bank records, and violating Kao’s privacy and personal freedoms while they were dating. Prosecutors accused Lin of using violence against Kao and restricting her movements. The High Court’s decision is final for four of Lin’s convictions, while the remaining nine are subject to appeal.
CULTURE
Digital exhibition at museum
The National Palace Museum (NPM) is holding a “digital exhibition” of Chinese landscape paintings and other artworks by Jesuit missionary and painter Giuseppe Castiglione until Oct. 4. Titled “Immerse Yourself in the NPM Digital Exhibition: Journey Through the Four Seasons,” the exhibition features two animations created using the paintings on display, which are projected onto a 360-degree screen, creating an immersive viewing experience for visitors, the museum said on Thursday. Born in Milan, Italy, Castiglione became a missionary and went to China, where he was elected as a court painter for emperor Kangxi (康熙) in Beijing. His paintings are widely described as a fusion of Eastern and Western styles.
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) and Chunghwa Telecom yesterday confirmed that an international undersea cable near Keelung Harbor had been cut by a Chinese ship, the Shunxin-39, a freighter registered in Cameroon. Chunghwa Telecom said the cable had its own backup equipment, and the incident would not affect telecommunications within Taiwan. The CGA said it dispatched a ship under its first fleet after receiving word of the incident and located the Shunxin-39 7 nautical miles (13km) north of Yehliu (野柳) at about 4:40pm on Friday. The CGA demanded that the Shunxin-39 return to seas closer to Keelung Harbor for investigation over the
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST) yesterday promised it would increase oversight of use of Chinese in course materials, following a social media outcry over instances of simplified Chinese characters being used, including in a final exam. People on Threads wrote that simplified Chinese characters were used on a final exam and in a textbook for a translation course at the university, while the business card of a professor bore the words: “Taiwan Province, China.” Photographs of the exam, the textbook and the business card were posted with the comments. NKUST said that other members of the faculty did not see
The Taipei City Government yesterday said contractors organizing its New Year’s Eve celebrations would be held responsible after a jumbo screen played a Beijing-ran television channel near the event’s end. An image showing China Central Television (CCTV) Channel 3 being displayed was posted on the social media platform Threads, sparking an outcry on the Internet over Beijing’s alleged political infiltration of the municipal government. A Taipei Department of Information and Tourism spokesman said event workers had made a “grave mistake” and that the Television Broadcasts Satellite (TVBS) group had the contract to operate the screens. The city would apply contractual penalties on TVBS
An apartment building in New Taipei City’s Sanchong District (三重) collapsed last night after a nearby construction project earlier in the day allegedly caused it to tilt. Shortly after work began at 9am on an ongoing excavation of a construction site on Liuzhang Street (六張街), two neighboring apartment buildings tilted and cracked, leading to exterior tiles peeling off, city officials said. The fire department then dispatched personnel to help evacuate 22 residents from nine households. After the incident, the city government first filled the building at No. 190, which appeared to be more badly affected, with water to stabilize the
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